From Alsace to Pas-de-Calais

From the Black Forest we cross the Rhine into the Alsace region of France and stay just outside the fortress city of Neuf-Brisach. Built at the start of the 17th century to guard against the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Germany, it’s octagonal in shape and has in places up to four moats. […]

The Black Forest

We are back in Germany (in this part of Europe it doesn’t take long to move countries), in the mountainous southwestern region of the Black Forest. The mountains are not as high as the Alps, but are very green (rather than black!) being covered in either forest or grass. Our site near the town of […]

Back into Austria and on to Switzerland

Travelling northwest from the Italian Southern Tyrol, we cross back into Austria near Innsbruck, and for the first time retrace our steps for a few miles. We head though this time to the far western end of Austria, which is surrounded by four other countries, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Italy. An odd campsite, but fine […]